Tool-holder for cars



(No Model.) W. A. HARNDEN &'J. P. DOYLE.

TOOL HOLDER FOR CARS.

N0..26'7,522. Patented NOV. 14, 1882.

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Uivrrnn STATES 'ArnNr rrrc \VILLIAM A. HARNDEN, ()F CAMBRIDGE, ANDJOSEPH P. DOYLE, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

TOOL-HOLDER FOR CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 267,522, dated November14, 1882.

Application filed July 15, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM A. HARN- DEN, of Cambridge, in the countyof MiddleseX, and JOSEPH P. DOYLE, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk,both in the State of Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvementsin Tool-Holders for Railroad-Oars, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has for its object to provide an improved tool-holder forrailroad-cars, adapted to contain the tools required in case ofaccident, such as a bucket, ax, saw, and bar.

The invention consists in the several improvements hereinafter describedand claimed,

whereby economy in space is effected and a neat and serviceabletool-holder is provided.

Of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 represents a front elevation of a tool-holder embodying ourinvention. Fig. 2 represents a transverse section. Fig. 3 represents alongitudinal vertical section. Figs. 4 and 5 represent views of amodification.

The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all thefigures.

In carrying out our invention we provide for use in the interior of acar a receptacle, A, composed of two metallic ends or heads, 2 2,preferably circular, provided with sockets 3 in 0 their inner sides, andlight strips 4, of wood or other fragile material,inserted at their endsin the sockets 3, and separated by spaces of sufficient width to enablethe contents of the receptacle to be readily seen. Thereceptacle orbasket thus formed is of sufficient size to receive a bucket, B, laidupon its side, a saw, D, an ax, E, and a bar, F, the bucket being placednear one end of the receptacle, so that the tools D E F can projectpartly into it, and thus economize the space in the receptacle.

H represents a bracket attached to the lower slats 4, and provided withrests I J K, respectively, for the handles of the bar, ax, and saw, andwith upwardly-projectin g pins V, adapted to enter orifices in thehandles of said tools and keep them in place laterally. The head of theax and the inner end of the bar rest loosely in the bucket, and a pieceof cloth is preferably interposed between the edge of the ax and bucketin case the latter is made of metal. We prefer to place a slotted blockof wood, L, in the bucket to support the sawblade, as shown in Fig.3. Astop, M, prevents the bucket from colliding with the end of thereceptacle.

It will be observed that by this construction a neat and ornamentaltool-holder is provided, which enables the tools to be readily seen bythe occupants of the car, the holder beingattached to the wall of thecar near the roof, as 6 hereinafter described. When an emergency occurswhich requires the use of the tools the strips H can be readily brokento release the tools. The strips, however, form a sufficient safeguardfor the tools to prevent their unwar- 6 ranted removal by passengers,the noise and publicity involved in breaking the slats being sufficientusually to deter mischievous or evildisposed persons from removing thetools.

The heads 2 2 are provided with fixed lugs 0, adapted to be attached tothe vertical sides of the car, and with pivoted lugs P, which areattached to a strip, Q, the latter being secured to the inclined roof ofthe car, and being enabled by its pivotal connection with the heads 2 tofit a roof of any inclination. If desired,'the lugs P may be attacheddirectly to the roof without the strip Q. The heads 2 are also providedwith orifices T, for the purpose of holding a flag or other article. g

While the above described construction is the best of which we are awarefor use within the car, it is not wholly suited for external use. Themodification shown in Figs. 4 and 5 is areceptacle U-shaped incross-section and com- 8 posed ofa body of sheet metal, 6, secured to aflat top of wood, 7, or other suitable material, adapted to be bolted tothe bottom of a car on the outside thereof. The receptacle has at oneend a hinged door, 8, composed of a net-work of iron, and a light ofglass partly covered by the iron network, and enabling the tools to beseen. The door is secured by a padlock, keys of which will be kept byconductors and brakemen. The receptacle is adapted to hold a bucket andthe other tools like the one first described, and may be provided withthe bracket H and its rests; or the tools may lie loosely excepting thesaw, which is preferably secured to the top of the receptacle by abutton, 9, pivoted to said top, adapted to secure the handle of the saw,and a slotted block, 10, adapted to receive the end of the blade.

It is obvious that the holder may contain a sledge-hammer and maul orother tools in addition to those above named.

We olaim-- 1. A tool-holder for railroad-cars, composed ofa closedcylindrical receptacle having means for attachment to a suitable part ofthe car, and adapted to contain a bucket, ax, saw, and bar, the bucketresting on its side in the receptacle, and partially containing some orall of the other tools, as set forth.

2. A toolholder for railroad-cars, composed of a closed cylindricalreceptacle having means for attachment to a suitable part of the car,adapted to contain a bucket, and provided with rests or holders for thehandles of an ax, saw, and bar.

3. A tool-holder for railroad-cars, consisting ofa'reoeptacle adapted tocontain a bucket,

ax, saw, and bar, and composed of metallic socketed ends or heads, andstrips of wood or other fragile material inserted in the sockets of theheads, separated by spaces which permit the contents of the receptacleto be readily seen, and adapted to be broken when it is desired toremove said contents, as set forth.

4. The improved closed cylindrical toolholder, adapted to contain abucket, ax, saw, and bar, and provided with a bracket having rests forsaid tools, and upwardly-projecting pins adapted to enter orifices inthe handles of the ax and bar, as set forth.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribingwitnesses,this1lth day ofJuly, 1882.

\VILLIAM' A. HARNDEN. JOSEPH P. DOYLE. Witnesses (J. F. BROWN, A. L.WHITE.

